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No. 571,856A Patented Nov. 24, 1896.

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No. 571,856. Patented Nov. 24, 1896.

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RUNNING-GEAR FOR VEHlCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 571,856, dated November 24, 1896.

.To CLZ whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, OCTAVE GRAVEL, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Ingalls, in the county of Menolninee and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Running-Gear for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in running-gear.

The object of the present invention is to iinprove the construction of running-gear, and to provide a simple and inexpensive and eflicient one, which will possess great strength and durability, and which will be capable of turning very short with perfect safety.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

ln the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a running-gear constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional View. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the front portion of the running-gear. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional View illustrating the manner of connecting and supporting the front and rear reach-sections. Fig. 5 is a detail View of the front end of the tongue.

ALilie numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

l and 2 designate front and rear reach-sections ot a running-gear. The front reachsection l has its rear end bifurcated at 3, and the front end of the rear reach-section is reduced and is piroted within the bifurcation 3 by a vertical bolt e or other suitable fastening device. lVithin the bifurcation 3 are arranged suitable wear plates, and the rear reaclrsection, which is located between the wear-plates, is suppoi'ted,when the reach-sections are arranged at an angle in turning or cranipingtherunnin g-frcar by upper and lower circular bracket-bars o, extendingon opposite sides of the rear portion of the front reachf section, and having their terminals bent vertically, overlapped, and secured to opposite sides ci the saine. The circular bracketbars are connected intermediate of tlicircnds by bolts, and are spaced by sleeves, and the lower one is connected with the front reachsection bya transverse brace 6, which is centrally secured to the front reach-section, and which has its ends secured to the sides of the lower circular bracket-bar by the bolts which connect the bracket bars vat those points. The back portions of the upper and lower bracket-bars are arranged within the bifurcation 3 of the front reach-section and are secured to the upper and lower portions of the bifurcation by bolts or other suitable fastening devices. The circular bracket-bars forni an efficient support Afor the reach-sections atany angle which they may assume in the use of the running-gear.

The front and rear ax les rfand S are rigidly secured to their respectiif'e reach-sections, and are supported by suitable braces and may be constructed in an y suitable manner. Front and rear hounds 9 and l0 are employed and are arranged in the usual manner be tween the axles and sand boards or bolsters ll and l2.

The body-supporting bolsters i3 and 14e are pivotally mounted on the running-gear and are provided at their standards with braces 15, and curved supporting-bars 16 and i7 are secured to the front and rear hounds, and are located beneath the end portions of the bolsters 13 and 14 to form supports for the bol sters when the running-gear is turned or cramped.

The front bolster is provided at its upper face with a pair of horizontal rolls 1S, journaled in bearings 19 and 20, and located at opposite sides of the pivot of the bolster. These rolls enable a load to be conveniently shifted backward or forward in adj usting the running-gear to the proper length, and prevent friction in turning the vehicle.

A pole 21 is connected with the vehicle by means of suitable couplings attached to the front terminals of the hounds E), and to the ends of a cross-bar 22, which is secured to the rear end oi the pole. The pole is pro rid ed with suitable l;uaces,and the whi fil etrees are mounted on it in the ordinary manner, and it has at its frontend a hook 23, arranged at'the lower face oi' the polo, and adapted to prevent the neck-yoke from slipping olf the IOO pole and becoming` separated therefrom. By confining the neck-yoke to the poler, runaways, to a great extent, are prevented.

It will be seen that the running-gear is simple and comparatively inexpensive in. oonstruction, that it is strong and durable, and that it is adapted to turn in a very small space with perfect safety.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing an7 advantages of the invention.

lVhat I claim is- In a running-gear, the combination of the front reach-section provided at its rear end with a horizontal bifurcation, the rear reachsection pivoted at its front end Within the said bifurcation and the parallel upper and lower horizontally-disposed circular bracketbars passing through the bifurcations of the front reach-section, secured to the top and bottom of the same and extending forward at opposite sides of the front reach-section, and having its terminals secured to the same, said bracket-bars being arranged above and below the rear reach-section and supporting the same, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the, foregoing' as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in .the presence of two witnesses.

his OCTAVE -i- GRAVEL.

mark Witnesses:

W. O. MATTIsoN, J. E. RINGER. 

